tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31618179610405157262024-03-13T14:07:54.171-07:00Once upon a dandelion****** "M"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887696280401665044noreply@blogger.comBlogger525125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161817961040515726.post-71880199354600820682013-02-28T08:41:00.000-08:002013-02-28T08:41:09.992-08:00November in a Nutshell<a href="http://s1262.beta.photobucket.com/user/onceuponadandelion/media/DSC_0504_zps767ef147.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img alt=" photo DSC_0504_zps767ef147.jpg" border="0" height="427" src="http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii619/onceuponadandelion/DSC_0504_zps767ef147.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Autumn leaves turning coloring and falling outside, and candlelight and knitting wristlets indoors.<br />
There was a little family reunion to celebrate Mom's birthday, but I had to miss it due to being a sicky. My Sisters were able to go with Mom to her monthly Neighborhood Ladies Birthday Party. She totally played up her turning 80, complete with a cane, and was all decked out in black!<br />
The last of our apples were made into applesauce, which we've been enjoying this winter....some is on the menu for tonight, with pork loin, actually.<br />
Blackbottom cupcakes with cloudburst frosting, were on the menu when Kate and Fam came for supper the day after Thanksgiving. Little Violet, is such a dolly. Ethan went from happy-to-sad in literally one camera <strong>click,</strong> he was soooo tired.****** "M"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887696280401665044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161817961040515726.post-48515285937087559772013-02-26T15:44:00.001-08:002013-02-26T15:46:50.737-08:00The Rest of October <a href="http://s1262.beta.photobucket.com/user/onceuponadandelion/media/DSC_0369_zpse2fc3f88.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img alt=" photo DSC_0369_zpse2fc3f88.jpg" border="0" height="428" src="http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii619/onceuponadandelion/DSC_0369_zpse2fc3f88.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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We went over to my parents. Mom had surgery, and I spent the week there, while Jim kept the home-fires burning. We bribed him with an apple pie....his favorite. For distraction, Mama and I had fun putting together pretty flower puzzles, except they are in a book and would sometimes fall apart when we turned the page....so we ended up putting some of them together ....several times...... We were constantly amazed at how God used our devotions in "Jesus Calling" to minister to us. If you don't have a copy of it; I highly recommend it.<br />
I enjoyed watching all of the birds at their feeders. So many! Dad and I did our own chowing down, on home-made, smoked oyster pizza. Mom wanted it...and the smell... gone from the house before she got home. :-) <br />
The trip home was rainy, but pretty with all of the leaves, turning color. <br />
When I had left home, I was thinking the birds could just have the grapes. There wasn't time to do them up, and we still had plenty of grape jelly and juice in the pantry. When I got home and saw how the rain had beaten away all of the leaves, and just how many grapes were there....my conscience got the better of me, and with apologies to the birds, I went to work steaming and canning juice.<br />
Liliana supervised from the high chair whilst eating peas, and babysitting her little baby in the pack-n-play. She's so cute, patting it's back, kissing it, and covering it up with a blankey.****** "M"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887696280401665044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161817961040515726.post-10877023540802894922012-10-15T15:52:00.001-07:002012-10-15T15:52:59.142-07:00Kitchen Re-do<a href="http://s1262.beta.photobucket.com/user/onceuponadandelion/library/" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="640" src="http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii619/onceuponadandelion/DSC_0477.jpg" width="428" /></a><br />
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I was thinking I had already posted pictures of the kitchen after re-painting and re-doing hardware, etc. this summer, but after <a href="http://onceuponadandelion.blogspot.com/2012/07/this-summer.html">looking back</a>, there was just talk.....So here ya go.....TA DA! We're really enjoying the "new do". I like things neutral with a punch of color. Thanks to my girls gifting me some cute <em>Anthropologie</em> finds....it's perfect! Well almost.....it would be, if the girls were here making a cup of tea with me.****** "M"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887696280401665044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161817961040515726.post-48969006215963401062012-10-12T21:45:00.000-07:002012-10-12T21:45:34.796-07:00Whole Lotta Hootenanny<a href="http://s1262.beta.photobucket.com/user/onceuponadandelion/library/" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="428" src="http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii619/onceuponadandelion/DSC_0987_zpscddcedea.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Fall rains have entered on the scene. Breakfasts of oatmeal, or bacon and puff pancakes ie. dutch babies ie. hootenannies, have been cozy morning treats. Served with strawberry freezer jam, with syrup, or plain, we love them. This morning's hootenanny was topped with a spoon of home-canned apple pie filling, a dollop of whipped cream, and a drizzle of maple syrup. The Little Farmgirl was sick last night, and didn't eat much dinner. She totally made up for it this morning!****** "M"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887696280401665044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161817961040515726.post-24725803621076490192012-10-10T11:52:00.003-07:002012-10-10T11:52:57.292-07:00September<a href="http://s1262.beta.photobucket.com/user/onceuponadandelion/library/" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="428" src="http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii619/onceuponadandelion/DSC_0005_zps810e2be4.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Jen's garden was awesome, so she blessed me with lots of yummy tomatoes to can. They yielded 8 jars of tomato juice, 11 jars of picante salsa, 12 jars of tomato sauce, and 11 jars of burgundy spaghetti sauce. The weather cooled down some, and there were some pretty sunrises. The highlight of the month definitely was Women's Retreat. A communion service, I will never forget. The sweet presence of the Lord was with us all weekend. Good food, and special ladies to fellowship with, and I loved the yurt! Can't wait for next year!****** "M"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887696280401665044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161817961040515726.post-27597028989102098952012-09-06T19:37:00.000-07:002012-09-06T22:02:00.386-07:00A Full Plate<a href="http://s1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii619/onceuponadandelion/?action=view&current=DSC_0099.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="640" src="http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii619/onceuponadandelion/DSC_0099.jpg" width="428" /></a>
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I'm sure we have had busier summers....but this one has seemed like a whirlwind. In addition to projects, and chores, the months were filled with new mown fields, flowers, friends, family, and food. Twilight Summer suppers. Light lunches, of canteloupe, and blueberries. Afternoon breaks of black currant (and peach...and earl grey....,) iced teas. Breakfasts of vanilla Greek yogurt, Kashi Lean Crunch, and fresh picked blueberries. Desserts of a delicious, fresh Plum tart, or warm Blackberry cobbler with Vanilla Bean ice-cream. A tooth-i-less grin on a giggly girlie, Beauty and the Beast, and a very special Birthday Boy. Henny "Virginia" trying to get in on family pictures with Visitors, from across the country. Cozy breakfasts including buttermilk biscuits, complete with berry jams (freezer strawberry, and freezer raspberry.) Summer....short ......and....sweet.****** "M"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887696280401665044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161817961040515726.post-19854472133185007292012-08-17T11:08:00.000-07:002013-12-07T10:46:47.140-08:00Cleaning the Chicken House<a href="http://s1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii619/onceuponadandelion/?action=view&current=DSC_0462.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="640" src="http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii619/onceuponadandelion/DSC_0462.jpg" width="428" /></a><br />
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The chickens flew the coop!! There was too much action going on, and it was 100 degrees out. They headed down into the pasture, to the shade of the old oak tree. Baby girl sat in her jogging stroller and supervised, (and tried nodding off), while everyone helped clean the chicken house. Big Sister and Papa cleaned out all of the nasty "freaky" cobwebs.....no pictures of that part....I was inside then, tending baby's needs and making fruit smoothies for lunch. The Little Farmgirl raked shavings, vacuumed out the nesting boxes and made fresh little nesties of clean straw. She helped wash windows to let the pretty sunshine in....*note to self: The old ratty things, need scraped, and re-glazed, before winter. The waterers were refilled, and the fan was running.... The little chicky ladies came back in to check out their clean digs. Two of them, started right away, putting the fresh nests to use. Earlier, Victoria had patiently watched one lay an egg. Our cleaning day sort of had them in a bit of a tizzy....The Little Farmgirl and I watched one leaving the henhouse in a hurry with an egg rolling out behind her! ****** "M"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887696280401665044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161817961040515726.post-31670208696472980942012-08-03T21:45:00.000-07:002012-08-03T21:45:38.177-07:00<a href="http://s1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii619/onceuponadandelion/?action=view&current=DSC_0357.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="640" src="http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii619/onceuponadandelion/DSC_0357.jpg" width="426" /></a>
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Mr. Potato <strike> Head</strike>, my Dad........ Every summer, he has a potato patch and corn patch, that he coddles and pampers. It is so worth it! They turn out great. He dug these up minutes before we were leaving, and sent them home with us. They were sooooooooo good. Cut up, tossed in olive oil, salt and pepper with onions, and roasted 40 minutes at 375. Yummmm-yyyy!****** "M"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887696280401665044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161817961040515726.post-12891924621758333952012-07-29T21:30:00.001-07:002012-07-29T23:31:27.006-07:00Summer Olympics<a href="http://s1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii619/onceuponadandelion/?action=view&current=DSC_0132.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="428" src="http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii619/onceuponadandelion/DSC_0132.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Busy Summer days, watching the Olympics at night. Watching the Fab 5 USA women gymnasts, and the flashback videos of when they were little girls, makes me tear up. When our girls were young, they looooooved watching gymnastics. They would take a boom box out to the side yard, and make up routines for their "floor exercise", doing cartwheels, flips, and dancing to their little heart's content. They would go over to the blueberry bushes and pop what they called their "power pills". Love seeing Bela Karolyi tonight....His name was such a household word around here for so many years! Watching the balance beam routines, remembering our girls doing their routines on a <strong>rickety</strong> picnic table bench....what I was thinking, letting them do that?! Wow the grace of God...I don't remember any "Urgent Care" visits resulting.....****** "M"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887696280401665044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161817961040515726.post-65320896423891751522012-07-20T22:27:00.005-07:002012-07-20T22:27:58.976-07:00Sour Cherries<a href="http://s1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii619/onceuponadandelion/?action=view&current=DSC_0043.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="428" src="http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii619/onceuponadandelion/DSC_0043.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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<br />Sour cherries have such a narrow window of opportunity. Wait for them to get ripe.....hurry and get them picked before the birds gobble them up.... Last weekend, I made a cherry clafouti at my parent's house, and then back at home, made sour cherry jam. There's one jar earmarked especially for a certain brother-in-law. There's a huge bag of sour cherries in the freezer, that need to be made into my favorite.... dried sour cherries. They are so yummy, I ration them.****** "M"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887696280401665044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161817961040515726.post-20493153386256593212012-07-17T10:49:00.000-07:002012-07-18T13:46:46.365-07:00Romantic Date Night....<a href="http://s1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii619/onceuponadandelion/?action=view&current=DSC_0076.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="428" src="http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii619/onceuponadandelion/DSC_0076.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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Yesterday, Victoria was spending the night, and wanted to have a romantic dinner for Jim and I. She wanted to "serve" us. She made homemade tortillas for her first time, using my old tortilla press. (When we lived in Savannah, I had purchased a book, that had a lot of back to basics cooking, (including making tortillas), and had talked it up to a college friend. I asked her if she made tortillas, and she didn't, but her mom did. One day she came into class and surprised me with the press. She had brought an old one back from her mom's house, in Mexico.) I used to make homemade tortillas with it a lot....but haven't in quite a while. Last night, we put on our favorite Lifescapes "Relax in Mexico" CD, lit some candles, and had a romantic dinner, complete with a senorita chaperone!****** "M"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887696280401665044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161817961040515726.post-89275222879041589802012-07-10T22:17:00.000-07:002012-07-11T23:08:35.380-07:00This Summer<a href="http://s1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii619/onceuponadandelion/?action=view&current=DSC_0944.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="424" src="http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii619/onceuponadandelion/DSC_0944.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Warm summer days, fragrant with the sweet aroma of fresh berries. Belgian waffles swimming in raspberry jam. Lush clover fields, buzzing with sweet little honeybees. River parks brimming with the sounds of splashing children cooling off, and the smokey smell (and taste) of barbequed chicken hot off the grill. Corn and Crab Cakes with homemade tartar sauce for a summer night supper.
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We have been putting in long days of weed whacking, mowing, raking, pruning, planting and repairing areas, outdoors. Inside, the kitchen walls have been painted, and the cupboards have all been removed and re-painted. A broken cabinet face frame has been replaced. Hardware has been stripped and re-done, and light fixtures taken down, and the finish changed.
The upper shelves have been painted and re-"decorated". There are still 2 more doors to build and install on the "baking center". And the floor still has to be stripped and re-polished. Large, frosty, glasses of iced coffees, lemonade and peach iced tea have been refreshing and refueling us. For a while now, we've been feeling convicted about our time useage, and the stewardship of the things God has intrusted to our care. We've been trying to re-prioritize our days and have been seeking His wisdom and desire for our lives. We want to be "workmen that needeth not to be ashamed", both physically, and spiritually speaking. This has meant less computer and TV time, and more time in the Word and "hand to the plow", so to speak.. We're reaping the benefits and being blessed!****** "M"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887696280401665044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161817961040515726.post-8227507141220673882012-07-01T22:18:00.003-07:002012-07-01T22:19:57.431-07:00Beulah Blusterbottom<a href="http://s1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii619/onceuponadandelion/?action=view&current=DSC_0869.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="640" src="http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii619/onceuponadandelion/DSC_0869.jpg" width="291" /></a>
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We had a special guest MC at Jon's 50th birthday party..... <br />
his 3rd grade teacher; Beulah Blusterbottom. She is such a kick in the pants......<br />
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All of the little girls wanted to grow up to be just like her!!<br />
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The sad part of it, is that they accidently got busy playing and left the excess outfit at the playground.<br />
Pam isn't sure where she'll ever get another outfit, as awful. Guess I've been watching too much criminal investigations, on TV....I'm just hoping that the authorities haven't been called in to locate the missing body that belongs to the wig, glasses, and clothes.....****** "M"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887696280401665044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161817961040515726.post-41284264426923806082012-07-01T20:34:00.000-07:002012-07-01T20:34:52.850-07:00<a href="http://s1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii619/onceuponadandelion/?action=view&current=DSC_0390.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="428" src="http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii619/onceuponadandelion/DSC_0390.jpg" width="640" /></a>
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Cindy had commented on how much she liked the random red log cabin, quilt, I had made Ashi, so I decided to make her a baby quilt for her new little Raelynn. She was doing her nursery in purple and pink. I just did a simple random patch
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The next week, for Jodie's little Kaylee, I did a fun, summery quilt. Each flower was tied with embroidery floss, which reminded me of stamens.<br />
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Captain Clyde's 60th birthday. Sooo much fun. Lots of people, surprises....their son Brian came home from Shanghai for it, and an amazing present....a restored sailboat
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When Brian had to leave for Shanghai last year, that left lone-ranger (Bonny) to do the restoration work. She did her usual...absolutely amazing job of it. <em>It turned out beeeeautiful.</em><br />
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There was lots of good food, and laughter. Bonny's family is very musical, and there was fun jamming going on. It had been probably 20 years or more since I had seen some of them. Yes, you read correctly.....We have friends, Bonny and Clyde....and they're the funnest gang around!****** "M"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887696280401665044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161817961040515726.post-72474362160301619482012-06-22T14:18:00.001-07:002012-06-22T14:24:55.687-07:00Birthday Bash<a href="http://s1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii619/onceuponadandelion/?action=view&current=DSC_0620.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="640" src="http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii619/onceuponadandelion/DSC_0620.jpg" width="428" /></a>
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Kate again, did everything up very special, with her hand-made, loving, touches.****** "M"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887696280401665044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161817961040515726.post-1125711117509382602012-06-21T15:44:00.000-07:002012-06-21T15:44:07.969-07:00Lilly's Fireflower<a href="http://s1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii619/onceuponadandelion/?action=view&current=DSC_0913.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="640" src="http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii619/onceuponadandelion/DSC_0913.jpg" width="427" /></a><br />
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She saw a FireFlower pillow (on Pinterest I think), and saved it to her picture file. She wanted to make one for her friend, Lilly's, birthday. The simple shapes, using fleece, and being able to have raw edges, made it a good first sewing machine project.****** "M"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887696280401665044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161817961040515726.post-75209980305800863832012-06-19T23:39:00.001-07:002012-06-19T23:39:58.589-07:00Summer 2012<a href="http://s1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii619/onceuponadandelion/?action=view&current=DSC_0865-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="DSC_0865" border="0" height="428" src="http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii619/onceuponadandelion/DSC_0865-1.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Things have been so busy lately; it's been hard to find the time to deal with my blogging photo issues.<br />
Since "a picture is worth a thousand words", I've been......speechless. Sarah got me connected to photobucket...so maybe we're on a roll again. There have been ball-games - everything from t-ball to farm league, baby showers, birthday parties, yard work, baking, cleaning, sewing, hospital visitations, Church, Sunday School teaching rotation, barbeques, ........ I'll be playing a bit of catch up on posts. I miss documenting our days on here....when I don't blog them....they just seem a foggy blur.****** "M"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887696280401665044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161817961040515726.post-76474539649944427122012-05-23T17:37:00.000-07:002012-05-24T14:43:23.738-07:00May Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I don't know if you've noticed, but things on Dandelion have been pretty quiet recently. There are some issues with Blogger/Picasa that I'm still trying to get worked out, but they require more time than I've been able to afford them, lately. I've used up all of my free photo storage, and I'm too cheap to purchase additional, so you may be looking at old photos til I can get it cleaned out. (See how honest I am.....you wouldn't know you were looking at 2011 apple blossoms....not 2012 ones, if I hadn't told ya, huh?)<br />
There haven't been earth shattering events happening around here, just lots of loose ends being worked on. The little tractor has had the mowing deck removed and cleaned, and belts and blades replaced, ready to mow, mow, and mow some mo', with Forest Gump. We have planted our long awaited Ave' Maria Camellia Japonica, and can't wait to see it's loveliness next spring. We have repaired a leak in the bathroom sink drain, only to have another one emerge.....pedestals are such a pain when it comes to repairing plumbing. My sciatica issues have finally been resolved, after 4 weeks. I traded up.... for a mild concussion. Now I just have a headache.....that's sort of what happens when you forget to duck, and beam yourself, on the chicken yard gate beam....so hard that you knock yourself on your rear, and see stars.<br />
That was three days ago....<br />
We went to a garage sale last Saturday, and I scored another pair of Danskos--YAY!, and picked and paid for enough fresh rhubarb to make Aunt Selma's Rhubarb Custard Pie. It was soooo good. I'd really been hungry for rhubarb for awhile now. (Ours is puny, and being transplanted.) <br />
The new chicky ladies are laying nicely, and we have been having enough eggs for our use, and sharing. Victoria was thrilled that there were plenty for "heavenly eggs"(no "deviled" stuff allowed 'round here), and her favorite dessert - <a href="http://onceuponadandelion.blogspot.com/2009/06/this-is-time-of-year-when-my-little.html">Sour Cream Pound Cake.</a> This time I added the zest from 2 lemons, and 1/2 c. poppy seeds. It's best after "ripening"a couple of days. <br />
I'm off to make Crab Louis for Supper. With our "new lettuce" Anna brought me, since I had to throw out some I'd just bought, due to the listeria recall. Boy....I'm a thinkin' we gotta get our own garden in.....****** "M"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887696280401665044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161817961040515726.post-29623522522311073182012-05-05T17:29:00.000-07:002012-05-05T17:29:06.636-07:00Hairy Decisions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My sister had a birthday the other day.</div>
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She got a Muppet, that came with all sorts of different noses, and eyes and stuff.</div>
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I thought it was very entertaining.</div>
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But it got me thinkin'.... Right now my hairdo is a lot like my Daddy's.</div>
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I wonder what it would look like long?</div>
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But I'm not sure....maybe blonde's not really my color.....</div>
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The weather outside is frightful. The morning started out gray, it has vacillated, minute by ninute, between gray,rain, wind, hail, and sunshine, today. The house is quiet, Anna is on vacation this week. The fragrance of lilacs, though sweet; taunts me. I want so badly to be working outdoors. Will we get a garden in this year? They're predicting sunshine this coming week. Will I be the planner, and Jim be the planter? My sciatic is still on the bum. (interesting choice of words) I still can't bend real well, and no sitting on a couch or carseat. I manage to sit on a dining chair long enough to stitch a row, then I'm up pressing. It seems for now it's rows of quilt patches instead of rows in a garden patch. We're going to console ourselves by having pie and cake for dinner. A California Kitchen Spinach Pizza, and a Triple chocolate cake.****** "M"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887696280401665044noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161817961040515726.post-2715901062382379932012-04-30T09:08:00.001-07:002012-04-30T09:09:48.825-07:00RosemaryMy camera is probably having separation anxiety. I spent last week just trying to navigate from our bedroom, to the bathroom and kitchen, and back to the bedroom. There was a nasty sciatic flare-up. It way-laid my plans for getting all sorts of things accomplished. I could only "dream" my house was clean, and the yard and garden were tidy.<br />
I'm trying not to be toooo jealous of Dot, Mom, and Dad, already having a start on planting their gardens. Our garden spot on the other hand, is still wet enough for wellies, and setting up a clay-pot factory. So Mama.......try not to be too envious of Kate's rosemary....Every time I see it, I have to try.....and this is after she's pruned it back to a "more manageable size"! This was taken on the first non-torrential day, this spring...so she hadn't spring cleaned this flowerbed yet....but isn't it amazing?!<br />
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While we are showing off some of Kate's pretty flowers, I thought I would share <strong>another</strong> story I remember hearing years ago:<br />
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When Jesus was born, the rosemary was just a plain green plant without
fragrance or blossom. One day as the holy family traveled to Egypt, Mary stopped
to wash some of the baby's clothes in a stream. Looking about for something to
hang the little garments on to dry, Mary chose the rosemary bush and hung Jesus'
clothes upon it. As Mary gathered the dry clothes together, the
rosemary was blessed with blue flowers to match the color of Mary's cloak and a spicy
fragrance as a remembrance of Christ's garments.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #6fa8dc;">*****Again, this is not Biblical, it is just a sweet folklore legend.</span><br />
<br />****** "M"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887696280401665044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161817961040515726.post-2339251076326725792012-04-29T15:55:00.000-07:002012-04-30T07:55:37.817-07:00Dogwood Trees<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I love Dogwood trees. Particularly the wild ones. In the spring, driving the girls to school, up the winding, wooded, driveway, I was always awestruck by the beauty of the large vanilla colored blooms of the wild Dogwoods. </span><span style="font-size: small;">When I was a young girl, I had a little jewelry box, given to me by my grandparents. On the lid of it, was a decoupaged picture and this:</span><br />
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At the time of Crucifixion, the dogwood had been the size of the oak and other forest trees. So firm and strong was the tree that it was chosen as the timber for the cross. To be used thus for such a cruel purpose greatly distressed the tree, and Jesus nailed upon it, sensed this.<br />
In His gentle pity for all sorrow and suffering Jesus said to the tree:<br />
" Because of your regret and pity for My suffering, never again shall the dogwood tree grow large enough to be used as a cross. Henceforth it shall be slender and bent and twisted and its blossoms shall be in the form of a cross--two long and two short petals. And in the center of the outer edge of each petal there will be nail prints, brown with rust and stained with red, and in the center of the flower will be a crown of thorns, and all who see it will remember."<br />
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<span style="background-color: #ea9999;">***I realize this isn't Biblical, but I did think it was a neat "legend".</span>****** "M"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887696280401665044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161817961040515726.post-26730966669554287632012-04-23T09:03:00.003-07:002012-04-23T09:35:39.292-07:00"Friday, Saturday, and then we begin again...."<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This was the Italian Cream Cake</div>
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You would not even recognize this basement from what it was 2 weeks ago! It had uber U-G-L-Y, paneling, and beams and poles...so gross.... and now thanks to some sweet VERY hardworking people, who God had laid this on their hearts....it's a thing of beauty! People who came to the dinner, were blown away. They expected a cafeteria line..."<em>slap</em>, there's your pasta"..."<em>slop</em>, there's your sauce". Instead they were met by handsomely decked out maitre'd's, led to candlelit tables, served sparkling cider, and waited on by awesome waitresses and waiters. Dinner was served in courses. They received a yummy salad and breadstick, and then generous portions of delicious spaghetti and another breadstick. And then...trays of dessert selections to choose off of.</div>
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I wasn't able to take any pictures after we got started, tooooo busy! It was awesome though! We had suuuuch good participation from our people, and they were all smiles. Our own people got better acquainted with one another, people from other churches helped with advertising and desserts, and it was a great community outreach. The injured young man and his family were blessed by the outpouring of interest and help, and $6,000.00 were raised for them.</div>
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Sunday, there were some new faces in church, of people who had come Friday night. Some had been looking for a church home, and said, this was a church that they would want to be a part of. God is at work. We just have to be listening, and obedient.</div>
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Saturday: We loaded the jeep with Kate's bed and nightstand, to take to her for a be-lated birthday.</div>
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I hadn't had this particular kind before, <br />
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<em>Duh</em>... I looked at it and started cracking up...</div>
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<strong>That </strong>made it so much easier to open Jim's</div>
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It WAS SMART WATER after all! :-)<br />
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Here is Kate's nightstand:<br />
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Cutie pie Ethan</div>
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Silly Sissy</div>
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"Awww man, I shoulda had a V-8!"</div>
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"Cuz, now I have a headache!"</div>
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I made Kate some of her pins on Pinterest:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frozen Greek Yogurt covered blueberries</td></tr>
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An onion-spinach quick bread loaf</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Panko Garlicky Shrimp with linguine</td></tr>
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(served with steamed broccoli)</div>
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Miss Addie helped make the birthday dessert:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A roll and 1/2 of sugar cookie dough. Pressed into cookie pan, and baked 10 min. or so. Cool.<br />
An 8 oz. bar of Cream Cheese, mixed well with 1/2 a box of powdered sugar, spread on top of cooled crust.<br />
A container of glaze spread over the cream, and topped with sliced berries. </td></tr>
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It was a lovely sunny day, and we enjoyed so much, spending time qith Kate, Chris and the kiddos!</div>****** "M"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887696280401665044noreply@blogger.com2